Jonathan Gitelson

My favorite thing about teaching at Keene State is the students. I've found them to be excited and hungry to learn as we explore new concepts in the classroom. I've continued working with a number of them after they have graduated from KSC and have seen them flourish in graduate programs and jobs in the arts.

I want my students to feel empowered—confident in their personal visions—and to know how to ask questions of the world around them. Studying art is enriching in every part of a student’s life, regardless of their major. We teach our students to have confidence in experimentation, to ask questions that sometimes don’t have clearly defined answers, and to marvel at the larger world in which we live.

Bio:

Jonathan Gitelson earned a BA in literature and photography from Marlboro College in 1997 and a MFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2004.

As an artist, Jonathan works in a variety of mediums that include photography, artist books, video, installation, and public art. Jonathan’s work has been exhibited at institutions throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe including MASS MoCA, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and Galerie f5,6 in Munich. His artwork is in the permanent collection of numerous institutions, including the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Fidelity Investment Collection; and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Art in America, and Art New England.